Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship
The force commander for the EU Naval Force tells The Associated Press that Russian special forces stormed a disabled oil tanker and arrested the Somali pirates aboard.
Rear Adm. Jan Thornqvist says Thursday's dawn raid took place against the Liberian-flagged ship Moscow University, which had been boarded by pirates early Wednesday.
The special forces had been aboard a Russian warship that rushed to the scene after the attack. The special forces boarded a helicopter and rappelled down to the Moscow University, which is carrying 86,000 tons of crude oil worth roughly $50 million.
Thornqvist says shots were fired during the raid but that no one was injured and the crew is safe. The pirates were arrested.
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Think maybe the pirates would take a hint?
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Pakistan Taliban may be linked to New York car bomb suspect: US officials (Retraction?)
The Times of India ^ | 6 May 2010 | MARK MAZZETTI AND SCOTT SHANE
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 5:08:57 AM by James C. Bennett
WASHINGTON: American officials said that it was very likely that a radical group once thought unable to attack the United States had played a role in the bombing attempt in Times Square, elevating concerns about whether other militant groups could deliver at least a glancing blow on American soil.
Officials said that after two days of intense questioning of the bombing suspect, Faisal Shahzad, evidence was mounting that the Pakistani Taliban, had helped inspire and train Shahzad in the months before he is alleged to have parked an explosives-filled sport utility vehicle in a busy Manhattan intersection on Saturday night. Officials said Shahzad had discussed his contacts with the group, and investigators had accumulated other evidence that they would not disclose.